Legal Opinion
Downing v. Globe Direct LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 4, 2012No. 11-2075PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STAHL, Circuit Judge.
In this putative class action brought by Matthew K. Downing alleging that Globe Direct LLC violated the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act (DPPA), 18 U.S.C. §§ 2721-25, the district court granted Globe Direct’s motion on the pleadings based on Downing’s failure to join the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, which the court found to be an indispensable party. Even if we were to assume that the district court abused its discretion in so finding, we affirm because we see no violation of the DPPA by Globe Direct.
I. Facts & Background
On March 3, 2008, the Commonwealth of…
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